Is it true that anything that is neither measured by volume nor weighed has no zakah on the item itself, but rather its zakah is on its value once a lunar year has passed?
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The questioner:
I heard or read that the agricultural crops in which zakah is obligatory on the item itself are all those that are measured by volume or weighed, and the zakah is paid at the time of harvest. As for what is neither measured by volume nor weighed, there is no zakah on the item itself, but rather the zakah is on its value once a lunar year has passed. Is this correct? What is the criterion for determining which agricultural crops are measured by volume or weighed? And do fruits of all kinds fall under the category of weighed items?
The Shaykh:
This has been discussed previously. Fine. There is no zakah on vegetables and legumes according to the stronger position. Rather, zakah is on grains and fruits that are measured by volume and stored. As for anything else, there is no zakah on it, unless one sells it for currency and a lunar year passes over that currency, in which case it is subject to zakah.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. If our brother heard it or read about it, is it correct?
The Shaykh:
It is correct from some perspectives. Yes. Because there is scholarly disagreement on this matter. He may have read the opinion of those who hold that zakah is generalized for everything that comes out of the ground. Yes. Due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:267]. However, this is specified by the hadiths that made zakah obligatory on items measured by volume and stored. Yes.
I heard or read that the agricultural crops in which zakah is obligatory on the item itself are all those that are measured by volume or weighed, and the zakah is paid at the time of harvest. As for what is neither measured by volume nor weighed, there is no zakah on the item itself, but rather the zakah is on its value once a lunar year has passed. Is this correct? What is the criterion for determining which agricultural crops are measured by volume or weighed? And do fruits of all kinds fall under the category of weighed items?
The Shaykh:
This has been discussed previously. Fine. There is no zakah on vegetables and legumes according to the stronger position. Rather, zakah is on grains and fruits that are measured by volume and stored. As for anything else, there is no zakah on it, unless one sells it for currency and a lunar year passes over that currency, in which case it is subject to zakah.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. If our brother heard it or read about it, is it correct?
The Shaykh:
It is correct from some perspectives. Yes. Because there is scholarly disagreement on this matter. He may have read the opinion of those who hold that zakah is generalized for everything that comes out of the ground. Yes. Due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:
O you who have believed, spend from the good things which you have earned and from that which We have produced for you from the earth
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنفِقُوا مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا كَسَبْتُمْ وَمِمَّا أَخْرَجْنَا لَكُم مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4047- هل صحيح أن كل ما لا يُكال ولا يوزن فليس في عينه زكاة، وإنما زكاته في قيمته إذا حال عليه الحول؟ — youtube.com
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